Hilltop Red Apple Market

How does Hilltop Red Apple Market compare with other supermarket/grocery store buildings in Seattle?

The latest disclosures cover 41 supermarket/grocery store buildings in Seattle, out of 3,871 buildings citywide. Hilltop Red Apple Market's ENERGY STAR score of 42 compares with an average of 70 across the 35 that report a score; it scores higher than 11% of them and lower than 86%. Its site EUI of 254.8 kBtu/ft² is about 35% above the average of 188.2 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 7.2 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 71% above the group average of 4.2 kgCO₂e/ft².

At 21,603 sq ft, it is about 60% below the average floor area of 53,722 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1965, 22 years earlier than the group's average year built (1987). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 1,646 supermarket/grocery store buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 71 and a site EUI of 176.1 kBtu/ft².

How has Hilltop Red Apple Market's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 11 Seattle disclosures for Hilltop Red Apple Market, covering report years 2015–2025. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 16 in 2015 to 42 in 2025 (+26 points); its best year on file was 2020, at 49. Site EUI moved from 268.8 kBtu/ft² (2015) to 254.8 kBtu/ft² (2025), a 5% decrease. Reported emissions went from 115 tCO₂e to 155 tCO₂e over the same span (up 36%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 42 mean?

ENERGY STAR scores run from 1 to 100 and are computed by the EPA's Portfolio Manager as a percentile against similar buildings nationwide, adjusted for climate, size and use: a score of 42 means the building performs better than about 42% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 42 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 33 points below 75, the threshold for ENERGY STAR certification. In Seattle, 69% of scored buildings are at 75 or above.

Site energy-use intensity (EUI) is the energy a building uses on site in a year divided by its floor area, in thousand Btu per square foot — lower is more efficient. Hilltop Red Apple Market's 254.8 kBtu/ft² across 21,603 sq ft works out to about 5.5 billion Btu (1,613 MWh-equivalent) in 2025. Its source EUI of 501.1 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 845,237 kWh of electricity and 26,200 therms of natural gas for the year.

Which law requires Hilltop Red Apple Market to report its energy use?

Hilltop Red Apple Market reports under the Seattle Energy Benchmarking Ordinance (SMC 22.920), the legal basis of Seattle's Building Energy Benchmarking program, which publishes each covered building's annual benchmarking results. The record shown here is the report-year 2025 disclosure (source record seattle:23098:2025). Seattle's Building Emissions Performance Standard (adopted 2023) applies to buildings over 20,000 sq ft: benchmarking verification is due 2027–2030 and initial emissions targets 2031–2035, reaching net zero by 2041–2050, with fines for non-compliance.